Been a little while!

[Ti28]

Figured I'd give a quick check in and update.

Some of you guys know I started my new gig on the 1st. Needless to say it's been a fucking blast so far!

Learning new shit and working on new things.

I'm working on forestry equipment now. If it cuts wood I work on it.

It's not a hard work by any means, nor is it easy. But I'm constantly busy from 7am to 6pm.

The pay and benefits are great. And I don't have to deal with half of the shit I used to.

I did a clutch today on a chipper and it took 4 hours. That don't happen with trucks and I stood the whole time.

Here's some pics. If I remember; I'll update this.

https://vimeo.com/154668688

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[Mook]

Baddass man. So you're the guy I would go to if I needed to dispose of a body?

 

[Ti28]

Yea, for sure! lol

My boss has seen the aftermath of someone getting sucked in. Says it's not a pretty sight.

 

[IDAFC21]

Looks like fun stuff

 

[Ti28]

Looks like fun stuff

It honestly is, because it's something new and something new to learn. It easy to work on. Pretty simple machines, but the engines are all the same. Now they are starting to get away from diesel and going to gassers, which are GM 4.3 and 3.0.

 

[DEEZUZ]

Sweet

 

[Spivitz]

Nice Mannnn, glad you're happy with the new gig!

 

[ChrisRac]

Never knew wood chippers had a clutch.

 

[Knowklew]

Good on you moving away from hostility and into something new. Enjoy the new work.

 

[LoveSpank]

Morbark FTMFW great machines sweet big I bet u see some really mangled drums

 

[Ti28]

Never knew wood chippers had a clutch.

Gotta engage the drives. The older style clutches are new to me. But the new style with the gassers, it's the standard shit.

Morbark FTMFW great machines sweet big I bet u see some really mangled drums

Morbark, Boxer, Vermeer all shit I deal with now.

I'll grab a pic of our yard tomorrow, half the shit is waiting to come into the shop.

I've yet to see some fucked up shit. But you said drum, so you must be familiar with them. I had to burn in new teeth and knifes on a feed wheel today. Only a 3 hour job. Had to "bake" the new parts because they are hardened steel.

 

[importcrew]

Glad you're enjoying the new job.

Chippers aren't a joke if you don't know what you're doing. I worked with a tree service company for a couple years with a contract for the water reclamation. Worked all around cook county (Des Plaines River, Chicago River, creeks, streams, ect.) We would clean up beaver dams, trim the sides of the banks, cut down dead ash trees, ect.

 

[Gav'sPurpleZ]

 

[Ti28]

Grabbed a few more pics today.

I was replacing the knives on the drum of this machine.

 

[OffshoreDrilling]

you call that a knife? THIS is a knife

 

[smokiechicago]

Congratulations on the new job!

 

[Primalzer]

I'm fucking terrified of those chippers...I get uncomfortable just driving passed a running one...I don't think I could ever work with one

 

[Ti28]

you call that a knife? THIS is a knife

I have one that I cut off a feed wheel, I'm going to weld it to a steel pole for a axe. Shit's razor edge and hardened.

 

[Ti28]

I'm fucking terrified of those chippers...I get uncomfortable just driving passed a running one...I don't think I could ever work with one

The one I'm currently working on, I have to check the anvil. Which involves bringing the top feed wheel up and baring it. Then crawling between them into the feed. I'll snap a picture tomorrow.

 

[Primalzer]

 

[Ti28]

For what I'm making a year, yup! I'll be pushing close to 90k if I work 50 hours a week.

 

[SMRTSS1]

Baddass man. So you're the guy I would go to if I needed to dispose of a body?

As I told the guy that hit on my wife "I dig holes in 6 counties, they'll never find your body". Wood chippers get too messy and they're too loud and I can quietly dig a 3'x3'x3' hole in no time

[MENTION=10801]Ti28[/MENTION] Tim do you ever have to do field repairs or are you just a garage monkey?

 

[Mr. SBF]

Yea, for sure! lol

My boss has seen the aftermath of someone getting sucked in. Says it's not a pretty sight.

One of my buddies was a tree trimmer he and his crew were about mile away don't remember how many blocks he said it was but was it was far from the guy who got sucked in... They were taking break at the time when the guy got sucked in. This was in the city of Kenosha years ago. He said the screams from the guy were so loud it sounded like he was only a block away... One Terrible way to go!

 

[boostedguy05]

glad your happy, thats what counts the most. the $$ will follow.

 

[Ti28]

[MENTION=10801]Ti28[/MENTION] Tim do you ever have to do field repairs or are you just a garage monkey?

Shop monkey only. We have one guy who goes out if need be and will take a second if needed.

Only thing we really go out on site is for the LARGE tub grinders and that's no starts and quick things.

Not much we can do on site.